RadioPublic launches 'paid listens' monetisation for podcasters

February 7, 2018

RadioPublic have launched something called "paid listens": they're paying a guaranteed US$20 CPM rate to put ads at the top and end of your podcast, as long as your listeners use the RadioPublic app. The program is open to all podcasters with no minimum traffic requirement. (Here's a Reddit Q&A, and the terms).

Edison Research released more data around smart speakers, this time for the Country Radio Seminar. Country radio listeners (this means "listeners to country music" not rural listeners) are interestingly more likely to listen to AM/FM radio using their smart speaker.

If you have an Amazon Echo and it's set to Australian English, you can now get Podnews as a daily briefing. Add us on your app (Menu > Settings > Flash Briefing). If you're not on Australian English, hold fire while Amazon certify our skills for your (English-speaking) country.